Simon Townshend

British guitarist (born 1960)
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Summary

Simon Townshend was born on October 10, 1960[1], in Chiswick[2]. He has worked as a composer[3], singer[4], guitarist[5], songwriter[6], and musician[7]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,996 views/month, #7,165 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Child: Josh Townshend[9]
  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom[10]
  • Member of: On the Air[11], Casbah Club[12]
  • Sex or gender: male[13]
  • Genre: rock music[14]
  • Commons category: Simon Townshend[15]
  • Given name: Simon[16]
  • Official website: http://www.simontownshend.com[17]
  • Instrument: guitar[18], voice[19]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[20]
  • Start of work period: 1974[21]
  • P14750: F6D1-C9BD-45E3-5BDE-3EB8[22]

Why It Matters

Simon Townshend has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

FAQs

Where was Simon Townshend born?

Simon Townshend was born in Chiswick[2].

What did Simon Townshend do for work?

Simon Townshend worked as a composer[3], singer[4], guitarist[5], songwriter[6], and musician[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [1] ↑ . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · ならちゃん · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Member of → On the Air, Casbah Club
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'commons', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'fr', 'it', 'ko', 'nl', 'pl', 'pt', 'sv']
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 10w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Simon
    Sex or gender → male
    P14750 → F6D1-C9BD-45E3-5BDE-3EB8
    Place of birth → Chiswick
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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